The Cobbs Auctioneers
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Antique and Fine Art Auction Saturday January 5th 2008 at 11AM
At Historic Noone Falls Mill, Peterborough NH
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8. Splotch Decorated Redware Pitcher,
green and brown on an orange/red ground glaze, 13" x 9 1/2" diameter
(at center), good condition, probably northern New England 19th
century. Provenance: A New Hampshire estate.
Estimate $800-1,200 |
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18. Porcelain Shell Form Wash Stand,
pink and gold decoration on an off white ground, sea shell design
bowls on a rectangular platform with 2 cups (not matching,) marked
on bottom “Vernon’s Patent, Zuccani London,” 18" x 13" x 8 1/2"
tall, restoration and crack. Provenance: A Jackson, NH collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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20. 1760 Polychrome Dutch Delft Jar,
ovoid handled jar or pitcher depicting a lady and a gentleman in a
garden, man on horseback and a woman with a cow, signed under the
handle, GEGR 1760 HL (conjoined), Holland, De Porceleyne Fles (The
Porcelain Bottle) J. Harlees, small edge restoration, 12 1/2" tall x
10 1/2" diameter (center).
Estimate $4,000-6,000 |
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23. Japanese Cloisonné Vase,
peonies set into a gold fleck ground, 36 1/2" tall, Meji period
(1900), 1 small dent. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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32. Lot Of English Soft Paste:
A - Sauce boat, green & cream, small chips. B - Flask dated 1799,
blue & white, 5 1/2" long. C - Miniature Pratt style flask, crack, 2
1/2" long. Provenance: A New Hampshire & Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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33. Lot Of Three Soft Paste Whistles:
A - Rare multicolored pipe & whistle, 8 1/2" long. B - Miniature
bird in Whieldon colors, 2 1/2" long. C - Peacock, 3 3/4" tall,
restored mouth piece. All are 19th century or earlier. Provenance: A
New Hampshire & Delaware whistle collection.
Estimate $400-600
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38. Royal Doulton Twelve Dessert Plates,
square shaped edges with various floral groups, a raised gold
decoration, artist signed, “E. Percy,” 8" square, early 20th
century. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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44. Punch Bowl With Imari Style Floral Decoration,
10 1/4" diameter, 18/19th century Chinese. Provenance: A New
Hampshire collection.
Estimate $400-700 |
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45. Export Indented Corner Bowl,
polychrome bird and butterfly pattern, 9 1/4" square top dimension,
19th century Chinese. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $400-600 |
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46. Redware Slip Decorated Footed Bowl,
yellow ground with green and brown decoration of palm trees and
paddles, 11 1/2", 18/19th century. Provenance: A New Hampshire and
Delaware collection.
Estimate $400-600 |
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56. Thirty Five Pieces Of Wedgwood Etruria Creamware,
dessert set, minor glaze loss & discoloration to 4 cups, 20th
century. Provenance: A New Hampshire and Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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59. Rookwood Fluid Lamp,
originally made as a lamp with a pottery base, front with dogwood
floral decoration, each part resting on scrolled wrought iron bases,
brass fluid insert, probably the original burner, with a round
etched globe, 34" tall including chimney, with Rookwood impressed
mark on under side of base. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $3,000-4,000 |
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63. Eighteen Whieldon/Soft Paste Whistles,
a fox; a dog & 16 birds, 17/18th century, some minor damage &
roughage. Provenance: A New Hampshire & Delaware whistle collection.
Estimate $800-1,200 |
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63A. Whieldon Animal Form Whistle,
recumbent sheep form animal with head turned sideways (front legs
broken off), green & brown splotch decoration on a tan/cream ground,
3” long, English 18/19th century. Provenance: A New Hampshire &
Delaware whistle collection.
Estimate $200-300
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64. Fourteen Redware Whistles,
3 figural; a stirrup form dog head; a fox; a compote; a bear; 2
dogs; 3 bird forms and an ink pot form, 18/19th century. Provenance:
A New Hampshire & Delaware whistle collection.
Estimate $500-900 |
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65. Sixteen Rockingham Glazed Whistles,
5 female figures; 3 birds, (one damaged); 3 monkeys; a squirrel; 2
cats; a poodle (chip) and a frog, 19th century. Provenance: A New
Hampshire & Delaware whistle collection.
Estimate $300-500
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66. Twenty One Staffordshire Whistles,
2 dog heads; woman seated on a pig; 2 foxes in a hole; tall dog;
tall cat; etc., 19th century England, some damage & glaze loss.
Provenance: A New Hampshire & Delaware whistle collection.
Estimate $400-600
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70. Covered Glass Presentation Goblet,
intricately carved dinner tavern scene opposing inscription dated
1818, Adam form decoration on foot & lid, hand blown, minor rim
chips, 12 3/4" tall, Continental/German. Provenance: A New Hampshire
collection.
Estimate $2,000-3,000 |
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71. Set Of Six Footed Dessert Bowls And Tall Compote,
hand blown, cut gilded floral and swag decoration, 19th century
Continental, 5 3/4" x 4 1/2" tall bowls, 8 3/4" tall x 6 1/4"
diameter. Compote with raised gold decoration. Provenance: A
Peterborough, N.H collection.
Estimate $200-400 |
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72. “Moser” Attributed Covered Glass Jar,
gilded lid and body, with emerald form overlay panels on body,
bronze rim and hinge top, 4 1/2" diameter, 19/20th century,
Continental. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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73. “Model” Flat Rimmed Bowl,
opalescent, rim cut decorated with scenes of children in varied
activities, fishing, cooking, napping etc., embossed on the bottom,
“M Model,” 12 3/4" diameter, 2 5/8" rim, early 20th century.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $400-600
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102. Chalkware Recumbent Stag,
brown body, green & black base, 10 1/2" tall, 8 1/4" long, overall
flaking, repair to one antler, 19th century Pennsylvania.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $300-500
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107. Blue And White Canton Punch Bowl,
10" diameter, 19th century Chinese. Provenance: A New
Ipswich, NH collection.
Estimate $300-500
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108. Blue And White Canton Platter And Two Plates,
11 5/8" wide platter & 5 3/4" diameter plates, both 19th century
Chinese Export. Provenance: A New Ipswich, NH collection.
Estimate $200-400
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108A. Canton Shell Form Serving Dish,
scalloped body, medium blue decoration, 10 1/2" long, 9 3/4" wide,
19th century Chinese. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $200-300 |
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109. Three Pieces Of Hawthorne Pattern Chinese Porcelain,
a pair of 12" tall gourd shape vases and a covered 13" baluster form
jar with foo dog finial, 19th century. Provenance: A New Hampshire
and Delaware collection.
Estimate $500-700 |
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110. Set Of Eight Canton Dessert Plates,
reticulated edges, 2 are perfect, 6 with rim chips & roughage, 19th
century Chinese, 8" diameter. Provenance: A New Hampshire
collection.
Estimate $300-500
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122. Twenty Eight Staffordshire Bird Form Whistles:
a parrot, a turkey, swans, owls, chickens etc., 19th century, chips
& glaze loss. Provenance: A New Hampshire and Delaware collection.
Estimate $400-600
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123. Seven Nesting Bird Form Whistles,
plus one with eggs, minor chips & decoration loss, 19th century.
Provenance: A New Hampshire and Delaware collection.
Estimate $200-400
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124. Three Bird Form Whistles:
a blue and gray stoneware with chip; a red and white spatterware and
a red, white & blue spatterware with chips to base, 18/19th century.
Provenance: A New Hampshire and Delaware collection.
Estimate $200-400
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125. Twelve Miscellaneous Whistles:
3 cups, 2 white porcelain with bird handle; a carved antler; 8 misc.
bird and animal forms, 19th century. Provenance: A New Hampshire and
Delaware collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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133. Pair Of Rose Medallion Vases,
alternating panels of domestic scenes, 9" tall, drilled as lamps,
19th century Chinese. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $200-400 |
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136. Blue And White Delft Rum Barrel,
cream background alternating blue stripes with central scrolled
decoration, signed on the bottom, “Soi, Ddon Jr.NDL, Bidall,” 7 1/2"
tall, chips to top rim & bung hole, probably 17th century Dutch.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $1,000-1,500 |
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137. Delft Plaque,
blue & white motif with polychrome windmill scene, initialed on
verso, 19th century, 22" tall x 18" wide, some edge glaze losses.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $400-600
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138. Delft Blue And White Charger,
willow tree & floral decoration, 13 1/2" diameter, repair to edge,
minor glaze loss, 17/18th century Dutch. Provenance: A
New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $300-500
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146. Stoneware Crock,
blue floral decorated, marked, “HW Weston, Jonesdale, PA #4,” 11
1/2" tall, 12" diameter, good condition, 19th century. Provenance: A
Massachusetts collection.
Estimate $300-500
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147. Stoneware Jug,
blue paddle tail bird and floral decoration, marked, “NA White & Son
Utica N.Y. #5,” crack top to base, 18" tall, 19th century.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $900-1,200 |
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148. Ovoid Stoneware Jug,
with blue floral decoration marked, “Lyman & Clark Gardiner,” 12 1/2"
tall, 19th century. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection.
Estimate $800-1,200
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150. King William IV Creamware Platter,
oval platter with blue border and the king’s coat of arms, (Duke Of
Cleriva?) in the center, reticulated strainer with history attached,
#118 as part of his dinner service recorded in the Wedgwood Museum,
20 1/2" long x 15 3/4" wide, early 19th century. Provenance: A New
Hampshire collection, Wedgwood Museum.
Estimate $3,000-5,000 |
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155. Carl Milles,
(1875-1955), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan/Sweden, plaster casting of a
head, possibly in preparation for a bronze casting, signed on the
side of his neck, “C. Milles,” 5 3/4" tall x 5" wide. Provenance: A
New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $500-700 |
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156. Crown Milano Biscuit/Cracker Jar,
silver plated lid with butterfly handle on a round glass body with
raised gold oak leaf design, marked on the bottom with a crown over
CM conjoined, “Mt. Washington Glass Works,” circa 1900, 8 1/2" tall
(handle up, 7" diameter body. Provenance: A Milford, NH collection.
Estimate $600-1,000
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158. Arita Blue And White (Sometsuke) Bowl/Charger,
bold decoration of 2 game birds by a river and foliage, 22" diameter
x 4 3/4" deep, edge chips, Japanese, probably 17th century.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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166. Chinese Polychrome Pottery Horse And Rider,
biscuit colored ground with orange, green & black decoration, chip
to rider sleeve, 10 1/4" tall, probably 18th century or earlier.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $800-1200 |
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167. Pair Of Blue & White Chinese Covered Jars,
baluster form, dragon motif, 18" tall, probably 19th century
Chinese. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $1,500-2,500 |
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170. Chinese Pottery Horse and carved stone figure,
biscuit colored clay, monochrome, 10 1/4" tall, damage to base &
legs, probably 18th century. Provenance: A New Hampshire and
Delaware collection.
Estimate $500-700 |
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176. Porcelain Covered Tureen And Under Plate,
white ground, blue & red floral decoration, gilt accents, 10" tall,
10" diameter, mated crossed swords, “R-n, Rauenstein, Germany,”
circa 1783, staple repaired handle. Provenance: A New Hampshire
collection.
Estimate $300-500 |
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190. Blue And White Delft Charger With Floral Motif,
shaped edge, 13 3/4" diameter, large chip to edge, probably 17th
century. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $200-400
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193. Chinese Oxblood Vase,
22 1/4" tall vase with flaring gray rim, 7 3/8" diameter, body has
some gray flecks, 2 hair line cracks on rim, 19th century Chinese.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $600-800
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198B. Imari Pitcher,
floral garden decoration on one side a poem on the other, 8" tall,
signed on bottom, 19th century Japanese, small edge chips on bottom.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $300-500
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200. Covered Satsuma Sensor,
domed cover with a gilded foo dog finial set on a double foo dog
handled body decorated with Samurai figures all set on 3 figural paw
feet, 18" tall, some wear to gold, 19th century Japanese.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $400-600 |
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223. Ten Pieces Of Clear Glass:
Hand blown Pittsburgh type vase; cut decanter with sterling silver
sherry collar; 4 Irish cut master salts (1 chipped); 4 pressed
cordial glasses, 19th century. Provenance: A New Hampshire and
Delaware collection.
Estimate $200-300 |
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224. Cut Glass Cruet Set,
a pair cut stopper bottles set in a cut glass holder, 9 1/2" tall,
19th century. Provenance: A New Hampshire and Delaware collection.
Estimate $100-200 |
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253. Chinese Umbrella Stand,
bamboo form with dragon motif, brown mottled decoration, umber
accents, bottom replaced with concrete, 24 3/4" tall, probably 19th
century. Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $250-350
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260. Chinese/Korean Pottery Jar,
barrel form, panels with incised decoration of people surrounding
body, green decoration, 18" tall, early 20th century. Provenance: A
New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $250-350
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273A. Korean Porcelain:
A - Water Buffalo style water dropper, blue & white porcelain, 3
3/4" long, 19th century or earlier. B – Rice Cake dish, white glazed
porcelain, 18/19th century, 5 3/8" diameter x 2 3/4" tall.
Provenance: A New Hampshire collection.
Estimate $200 -300 |
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283. Creamware And Cane Lot:
A - English Creamware pair of candlesticks, 10 1/2" tall, restored,
18/19th century. B – Bristol glass head cane, broken & missing a
section, 37" tall, 18/19th century, English. Provenance: A New
Hampshire and Delaware collection.
Estimate $200-300 |
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298. Continental Pottery & Porcelain Lot:
A - Wedgwood luncheon plate from Princess Diana Spencer’s family
service, repaired (staples). B - Wedgwood vase, classical design,
repaired. C – Early green glaze Redware flute player, (as is),
possibly Swiss, 19th century. Provenance: A New Hampshire
collection.
Estimate $300-500
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302. Lot Of Bisque/Staffordshire Porcelain:
hand holding a flower; covered mustard, (handle repaired), 3 tree
trunk style flower holder, pair of floral flower cases (as is), ram
sheep, miniature, all are 19/20th century. Provenance: A New
Hampshire and Delaware collection.
Estimate $100-200
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